Turn off Autocorrect on Android

Disable predictive text or auto-correct on Android

Turn off Autocorrect on Android . One good thing about Android phones is that you can customize almost everything in them. We’ll talk about how to turn off predictive text and auto-correct on Samsung j5 2017, s7, s8, s9, or Huawei p20 lite, p10 lite phones.

Disable predictive text or auto-correct on Android

We will use an Android Nougat phone with the default Android keyboard for this tutorial, although the steps should be similar regardless of the device.


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How to Turn off Autocorrect on Android

Disable predictive text
Disable predictive text or auto-correct on Android
  1. Open the Settings menu on your phone or tablet and select Languages ​​& Input .
  2. Tap Virtual keyboard under Keyboard and input methods.
  3. Select Android Keyboard .
  4. Select Text correction .
  5. Slide the switch next to Next-word suggestions to off.

The settings may differ if you do not use the default Android keyboard. On a Samsung Galaxy phone, for example, go to General Management , Language and Input , On-screen keyboard , Samsung Keyboard , Smart typing , and then turn off predictive text .


Disable self-correction on Android

Disable self-correction on Android

 

  1. Open the Settings menu on your phone or tablet and select Languages ​​& Input .
  2. Tap Virtual keyboard under Keyboard and input methods.
  3. Select Android Keyboard .
  4. Auto-correction to off
  5. Select Text correction .
  6. Slide the switch next to Auto-correction to off.

 

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